…good people out there, no matter how bad the economy gets, that keeps me optimistic. -as told to Julie Ha Seoul Salon, Inc. 274 Snelling Ave S. St. Paul, Minnesota…
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Chasing Dreams
Olympian. Bronze medalist. American. Any of those monikers describes short-track speed skater Simon Cho, and yet, the 18-year-old is embracing a less popular identity: formerly undocumented. By Julie Ha As…
April Issue: LA Riots, In Our Own Words
…riots, a defining event in Korean America’s collective history. by EUGENE YI additional interviews by K.W. Lee, Julie Ha, John H. Lee, Paula Daniels, Alex Ko, Katherine Yungmee Kim, Sophia…
Man With a Mission
By Julie Ha A Korean American missionary who deliberately crossed into North Korea on Christmas Day with a message for dictator Kim Jong-il is neither crazy nor naïve, said a…
Asian Americans Question Whether Race Played Role in UC Santa Barbara Killings
by JULIE HA In the aftermath of the frightening rampage near the UC Santa Barbara campus on Friday that left seven people dead, including the suspected killer, some Asian Americans…
Church Leader Resigns After Offensive Remarks About SKorean Ferry Victims
by JULIE HA One of the leaders of a conservative Protestant church association resigned Friday, just days after his controversial remarks about the South Korean ferry sinking drew public outcry….
Pirate Patrol
Courtesy of U.S. Navy/Brian K. Fromal By Julie Ha There were a tense few moments on Sept. 14 when the crew of the USS Anzio came across an unidentified vessel…
'Dictee' Takes the Stage
by Julie Ha Korean American writer Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, whose seminal work Dictee was published in 1982, certainly had a promising future in the literary scene, but it was…
‘Free Chol Soo Lee’ Documentary to Screen at Los Angeles’ Laemmle Royal Theater
This coming week, Sundance Grand Jury Prize-nominated documentary “Free Chol Soo Lee” will arrive in the SoCal area for screenings in Santa Monica. Co-directed by journalists Julie Ha and Eugene…
Check Out the AAPI Films and Filmmakers of the 2022 Sundance Film Festival
…celebrates API filmmakers and featured conversations with Kanaka Maoli filmmaker Alika Tengan (“Every Day in Kaimukī”), co-directors Julie Ha and Eugene Yi (“Free Chol Soo Lee”), “Leonor Will Never Die”…
The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Is Back in Full Swing
…amazing Asian American community that exists everywhere in the country. “Free Chol Soo Lee” Text by Jasmine Nguyen “Free Chol Soo Lee,” a 90-minute documentary co-directed by journalists Julie Ha…
For the Children
…Damian Woetzel. by Julie Ha Charles H. Kim would have been proud. The late Korean independence leader and pioneering entrepreneur who started the prosperous Kim Brothers Company in Reedley, Calif.,…
Sung Kang to Star in ‘Gang Related,’ Premiering Tonight on Fox
by JULIE HA Actor Sung Kang, best known for his film roles in Better Luck Tomorrow and the Fast and the Furious franchise, will be gracing the cover of KoreAm’s…
Speak Now: L.A. Riots Through The Eyes Of A Child
…appeared in a collection of perspectives from KoreAm‘s April 2002 issue. PETER CHO Compiled by K.W. Lee and Julie Ha Peter Cho was a happy-go-lucky fifth-grader until Sa-i-gu hit and…
Southern California Couple Arrested After Leaving Toddler in Hot Car
by JULIE HA Thanks to a concerned passerby and the quick actions of local police, a Southern California girl left in a hot car was able escape without serious physical…
